Amino Acid and Stable Isotope Analyses of Skeletons Dated for the Anglo-Saxon Chronology Project
Author(s): N Beavan, Simon Mays, A Bayliss, J Hines, FG McCormac
We present the results of amino acid and stable isotope analysis for human bone from ninety-five articulated skeletons, including fourteen replicates of select specimens. All skeletons had been radiocarbon dated previously at the Queen’s University, Belfast. The amino acid analyses and carbon-nitrogen ratios indicate that the collagen in most samples was moderately well preserved. Stable isotope values for the group as a whole are consistent with an overall terrestrial diet.
- Report Number:
- 88/2011
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 80
- Keywords:
- Radiocarbon Dating Stable Isotope Analysis